It's my pleasure to announce the most recent promotion of an Officer in the Fourth "Cavalry" Corps! Where is Fld Lt Ian Travers? Brig. General Kenney... "Did you find him? Yes? Ok... here we go!" [;)]

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<center><u>CAPTAIN Ian Travers</u></center>

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Sir, in light of your recent Minor Victory at Vicksburg, you are hereby promoted to the rank of Captain. Congratulations on a Victory in a place where it's pretty darn hard for a Reb to win. And further more for gaining a Victory against an Officer of the Union's AoS. It's always a pleasure to see one of ours put a whipping on an AoS boy! (No disrespect to Col Alan Benjamin... it's just he's serving on the wrong side of this War and happens to be in that dreadful outfit!) Congratulations, Sir! I look forward to seeing the boys of the 3rd Division swinging from the ceiling this evening! <salute>

Sir, in light of your dedication and devotion to the learning of the Gettysburg battlefield like the back of your hand, you are hereby promoted to the rank of Major. Gosh Sir, why I had never really thought of it... but since you graduated from Gettysburg College... you've done several forms of learning on those fields! [;)] Congratulations on your promotion and watch out for Major General Niedzielski while you're celebrating this evening. Don't try to drink as much Ouzo as he does... you simply won't be able to keep up with him! <salute>

CONGRATULATIONS! Let me buy you both a whiskey and share each a cigar from my premier stash! I look forward to riding with you both and chasing those Yanks back to where they came from, or droppin em where they stand, which ever comes first!

Greetings, Sir! Thank you for your visit... and please do come in! [:)]

I apoligize that I had not seen your message in the Opponent Finders Forum until one of my Division Cmdr's sent a dispatch rider to my HQ to notify me of it. It seems that there are often not enough hours in the day when you are carrying the responsibilites of Corps Command upon your shoulders. My duties often have me running from here to there and I find I don't get to the forums as much as I'd like except when I come to post an announcement about an award or promotion for one of my gallant Officers!

But laying all of that aside, it would be our pleasure to meet Corcoran's Legion in heated battle on the fields surrounding Gettysburg. I shall send a dispatch rider to your camp immediately.

It's my pleasure to announce the most recent promotion of an Officer in the Fourth "Cavalry" Corps! Where is Fld Lt Drott? Major General Niedzielski... "Did you find him? He was doing what? Was she Swedish?" [;)]

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<center><u>CAPTAIN Hampus Drott</u></center>

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Sir, in light of your last two hard fought contests... it's my pleasure to confer the rank of Captain on you. I expect to see you bring home some glorious victories in the days and weeks ahead. Thank you for all your assistance in putting together the "King of the Hill" Tournament web pages and everything else you do! Congratulations, Sir! Now bring in Major General Niedzielski's kolaches and sauerkraut and dumplings... I'm ready to celebrate! <salute>

After looking here, at how proud you are of your boys...I begin to feel guilty about taking you prisoner at Gettysburg, and have decided to expedite your parole...we will accept the two broken down mules, (A reb cavalry officer does need a mount after all!),that General Kunz has so graciously offered for your safe return. If you return those leg irons, I know you thought they were the finest set of spurs that you'd ever seen...being made of that rare metal, not found in the south...iron...

Now...be a good boy, and don't let me catch you sneaking around here anymore...next time I may exile you to Nebraska!

"General Sickles, this is in some respects higher ground than that to the rear, but there is still higher in front of you, and if you keep on advancing you will find constantly higher ground all the way to the mountains."
-Major General George Meade, Commanding the Army of the Potomac, July 2, 1863

Sir, I know that you Yanks are not used to being out in the sun for an extended period of time. I had thought that perhaps I should have offered your some liquid refreshment but all I had was the strong stuff and I figured you'd be better off just dehydrated... instead of dehydrated and drunk. But it appears that the heat of the sun baked you brain just a little too much! [;)]

Now I recognize that General Kunz would certainly come and bail me out of about any situation. But he's not likely to do so in the fashion you describe. Since Nick is a man of action... it would have been much more likely for him to assemble a group of Officer's from the Army of the Georgia and simple come bust me out from whatever confinement that you might of had me in! But since that was not the case... that I never was in any sort of trouble my whole time in Gettysburg... he and his boys were nevered called into action.

And that doesn't even take into consideration that you'd have to get by all the outstanding Officer's of the Fourth Cavalry Corps. That in itself is a feat that no Yankee outfit could even dream of accomplishing!

So help yourself to a drink at the bar... but don't tarry too long or the boys shall introduce you to a metal that is never in shortage in the South. And that would be LEAD, Sir! Fashioned into minnie balls coated with the blood of the last Ohio boy we dug it out of! [;)]

General Roger Hulinsky
Cmdg, Cavalry
IV Corps, AotM

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Hulinsky [ Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:39 am ]

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Gentlemen,

Just a quick report from the battlefield...

The Fourth Cavalry Corps has responded to the various Challenges from the AoS with regards to some multiplayer battles.

The first battle is a fight between the "Phantom Cavalry vs. Corcoran's Legion" (09Jul15763). We are fighting an HPS-Gettysburg scenario, #267 "From out of the Valley II". The Officer's involved are:

Brig. General Ringbloom
General Perrenod
Lt. General Dean
General Walter
Lt. General Murphy

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The second battle is a fight between the "Hulinsky's Misfits vs. VIII Corps of the AoS" (09Jul15798). We are fighting an HPS-Gettysburg scenario, #62 "Meeting Engagment(var. 7)". The Officer's involved are:

Sir, it is a pleasure to confer the rank of Major on you! Not many Officer go from Fld Lt to Major... skipping right over the rank of Captain. But you've saved yourself some hard earned money by not having to alter your uniform with new rank twice! =) Congratulations on your two most recent victories! I'm looking forward to hearing of more glorious victories in the near future. Alright, I better dismiss the Corps... it looks like the boys are getting thirsty! <salute>